All Ages Anime

Hooray! It's time for All Ages Anime once again! Bring the whole family to the Burgess Community Room on Tuesday, March 22 from 2-4 p.m. We'll be watching Hayao Miyazaki's Panda! Go Panda! (rated G), eating Japanese snacks and doing panda-themed crafts. Be there!

All Ages Anime

Help us ring in the New Year with our annual All Ages Anime event on Tuesday, December 29! The whole family is invited to watch When Marnie Was There (PG), the latest film from Studio Ghibli, and enjoy Japanese crafts and snacks.

In When Marnie Was There, an emotionally distant girl is sent to live with relatives in the countryside. There she discovers and becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and a mysterious resident that may or may not be real.

All Ages Anime

Friday, March 27 from 2-4:30 in the Burgess Community Room we will celebrate the season of cherry blossoms with Japanese crafts, snacks and a screening of The Tale of Princess Kaguya (PG), another beautifully animated film from Studio Ghibli. This is an all ages event.

All Ages Anime

We're welcoming the New Year on Friday, January 2nd from 2-4 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room with Japanese animation, snacks and crafts for all ages! Join us for a screening of Studio Ghibli's classic My Neighbor Totoro. If you haven't yet explored the amazing world of Ghibli films and books, please do. The movies are fantastical, beautiful, creative, and much more gentle than the typical American kids movie. Grown ups love the films too, for their sense of wonder, nostalgia and cultural information. Check out one of our offerings, and join the fun!

All Ages Anime

Spring Break? Wuuhooo! It's time for an annual TPL tradition: All Ages Anime. On Friday, March 28 from 2-4 we'll be screening Studio Ghibli's My Neighbors the Yamadas (PG) in the Burgess Community Room. We'll also be enjoying Japanese-themed crafts and snacks. Bring the whole family!

All Ages Anime

One of our favorite traditions is coming right up! Every Spring Break we celebrate the freedom of no school with All Ages Anime. Looking for something to do on Friday the 29th? Join us for a screening of the beautiful and gentle Studio Ghibli film Kiki's Delivery Service (rated G) from 2-4 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room. All are welcome to watch the movie, munch on Japanese snacks, get creative with crafts, and compete in our broom relay race.

Anime for All Ages!

Parents, bring your kiddos to the library on Thursday, March 24 for All Ages Anime from 4-6 in the Community Room. We'll be screening the film Whisper of the Heart, and we've planned activities for kids of all ages, including Wii gaming and Japanese-themed crafts. Join us to sample some of the flavors of Japan and celebrate the amazing imagination of our friends in the East.

Celebrate the New Year -- with Anime!

It's become an annual tradition here at the library -- the All Ages Animanga Fest, happening this year on Thursday, Dec. 30 from 4-6 p.m. in the Community Room. Watch a Miyazaki classic The Cat Returns, sample Japanese treats, make some crafts and play traditional Japanese New Year's games.

All-ages Animanga

Looking for something to do with your kiddos during the break? Join us for All-ages Animanga on Wednesday, December 23 from 4-6 p.m. in the Community Room. We will be watching Kiki's Delivery Service, another great film from Studio Ghibli. We'll also play some Nintendo Wii, snack on Japanese treats and have some film-related games and prizes. 'Tis a jolly good time for the whole family!

All-ages Animanga Fun!

In honor of Spring Break and school vacations, the teens of the Animanga Club are sharing the fun this month. On Thursday, March 26 from 5-7 in the Community Room, our anime and manga and enthusiasts will be joining us to host an All-Ages Animanga event. Bring your kids to watch My Neighbor Totoro, write their name using Japanese characters, try their hand at origami, play Nintendo Wii, and more!